There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

On that note, 16 Psyche, an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, is estimated to contain between $10 quintillion and $700 quintillion worth of gold and other precious metals, meaning that the ...

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and ...

The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It ...

NASA's Lucy mission captured the highest resolution image yet of Donaldjohanson, the uniquely shaped asteroid.

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say they've spotted an object in our solar system that's believed to be from another ...

World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...